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WONDERFUL TOWN
Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Book by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov
Based on their play My Sister Eileen, which is itself based on the collection of short stories by Ruth McKenney of the same name.
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With a score by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and a book by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, WONDERFUL TOWN tells the story of two sisters: Eileen and Ruth. Eileen is a beautiful innocent from Ohio seeking fame as an actress on Broadway. Ruth is Eileen’s older sister, who wants to be a writer, but must protect Eileen from the unspeakable evils and dangers they’re sure they’ll find in New York City in 1935. WONDERFUL TOWN won five 1953 Tony® Awards, including Best Musical and Best Actress. With a score that includes ”A Little Bit in Love”, “One Hundred Easy Ways (To Lose a Man)”, “Wrong Note Rag” and “Ohio”, why, oh why, oh why-oh? Why would you miss the first Leonard Bernstein show that MTG has ever presented?
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TICKETS: Call 818-848-6844 orwww.musicaltheatreguild.com $45
STARRING MTG MEMBERS: Eydie Alyson, Will Collyer, Pamela Hamill, Kristi Holden, David Holmes, Damon Kirsche, Roy Leake, Jr., Ashley Fox Linton, Jennifer Malenke, Jeffrey Scott Parsons, Mark Reis, Michael Shepperd and Lowe Taylor
GUEST ARTISTS: Jules Chavarria, Justin Jones, Matt Merchant, Tory Trowbridge, Daniel Switzer, Justin Michael Wilcox and David Zack
Directed by Lewis Wilkenfeld Choreographed by Lee Martino
Musical Direction by Dean Mora